Mop-holder



(No Model.)

W. H. BOWEN.

MOP HOLDER. No. 285,003. Patented Sept. 18. 1883;

4 N. PEIEHS, Fhol -Ulhogrnpimr. Washington. a. c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

'WILLIAM HENRY BOWEN, or OSKALOOSA, IOWA.

MOP-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,003, dated September 18, 1883.

w Application filed May 19, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WM. H. BOWEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oskaloosa, in the county of Mahaska and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Mop-Holder, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the.

frame, which comprises'a top cross-piece, B, and two side pieces, G G, at the'lower ends of .Which latter are provided slots D, in the longitudinal interior guide-grooves, E, as shown. At the bottom of the slots E E are formed recesses F, that provideshoulders G G. These recesses F F receive the upwardly-projecting ends H H of the removable bottom erosspiece, I, of the frame A, these projecting ends H H being provided with shoulders J J, that abut against the shoulders G G, and with a concaved top edge, K, that forms a bearing for the ends of the bottom roller. The removable bottom piece, I, is secured to the side pieces, 0 G, of the frame by means of a cross-pin, L, which is inserted through perforations M M ,in the sides of the recess F, and through a perforation, N, in the end H.

O P designate, respectively, the top and bot tom rollers. These rollers are formed of any suitable material, and have bearing-pieces or gudgeons Q arranged 011 their ends. The rollers are provided with an end recess, B, having angular sides, and with a circumferential shoulder, ,S, from which extends a transverse groove, T, that crosses the recess R. The end pieces, Q, are correspondingly formed, and comprise a circular cap or disk, U, having a projecting gudgeon, V, from its face, and formed with an inwardly-projecting pin, XV,

that is received into the recess B, and with a transverse rib, X, that is received by the groove Tl At one side of the frame the rollers are provided with intermeshing gearwheels Y Y, and at the other end of theframe one of the rollers is provided with a disk, Z, having a dovetailed groove, A, adapted to receive the correspondinglyshaped end B of an operating crank or handle, G. A pivoted loop, D is arranged at the upper corner of the frame A, which is adapted to be turned down over the top end of the handle 0 to re tain the same against the side of the frame when the device is in use as a mop. The top roller, 0, has its bearings against the downwardly-projecting ends E E of an adjustable cross-piece, F from which vertical pins or guides .Gr project up through perforations H H in the top piece, B, of the frame. Coiled springs I P are arranged around the pins G2 G and against these springs a transverse bar, J works, the said bar being arranged to slide on the pins- G G to regulate the tension of the springs 011 the cross-piece F rollers can be regulated. The top bar, B, is provided with" a central interiorly screwthreaded perforation, K in which-works the eXteriorly screw-threaded end L of the handle-socket M this socket being preferably provided with wings or flanges N N, by which it can be conveniently operated to cause its end to bear on the tension-bar F to adjust the same.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood. In practice the mop-cloth is placed between the rollers and the tension of the springs is tightened, so that it will be firmly retained between the same during the operation of mopping. \Vhen it becomes necessary to wring the mop, the rollers have simply to be turned by the crank or handle so that they will carry the mop-cloth between them and thoroughly wring the same.

I claim as my invention' 1. The combination of a frame comprising a top cross-piece having theinteriorly screwthreaded perforation and the perforations at the sides of the same and the side pieces, pressure-rollers arranged at the bottom of the frame, the transverse cross-piece, against which the By adjusting this tension bar J 2 the relative pressure of the arranged on these pins, the transverse tenslon-bar acting on these springs, and the mophandle socket, exteriorly screw-threaded and 7 working through the screw-threaded perforation against the tension-bar, as set forth.

2. The combination of the frame comprising the perforated top cross-piece, the grooved and slotted sides, and removable bottom crosspiece, providing bearings for the bottom roller, the rollers having the end gudgeons and intermeshing gear-wheels, the cross-piece having the downturned ends, forming'bearings for the top roller, and provided with upwardly-extending pins passing through the perforations in the top crosspiece of the frame, the coiled springs arranged around these pins, the transverse tensionJoar acting against the said springs to regulate their tension, and the handle-socket provided with the exterior screwthreads and working through the top crosspiece of the frame against the tensionbar, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the frame carrying the pivoted loop at its upper corner, and provided with the grooved and slotted sides, the rollers having the gudgeons working through the said slots, one of these gudgeons being provided with the disk having the dovetailed groove, and the operating crank or handle having a correspondingly dovetailed end, and adapted to be held against the side of the frame by the top loop, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with the roller having the end recess with angular sides, the circumferential shoulder, and the transverse groove extending from this shoulder and through the said recess, of the end piece or gudgeon havin g the corresponding circular cap or disk provided with the projecting gudgeon and with theinwardly-projecting pin and transverse rib, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in pres ence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY BOXVEN.

Vitnesses:

JAs. R. ASHER, FRANK DALBY. 

